Configure the taskbar in Windows 7
21 September 2009 by Snakefoot | Comment » | Trackback OffControl thumbnail preview
When hovering the mouse over an application in the taskbar, then it will display a small thumbnail image of the application window.Create this DWORD key to control the delay before showing the thumbnail:
Note by setting it to a very high value, then it will seem like the application thumbnail is disabled.[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \Advanced]
ThumbnailLivePreviewHoverTime = 50 (Time in miliseconds)
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When hovering the mouse over an application in the taskbar then it will display a live preview of the whole window (Aka. Aero Peek).Create this DWORD key to control the delay before showing the live preview:
Note by setting it to a very high value, then it will seem like the application preview is disabled.[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Explorer \Advanced]
ExtendedUIHoverTime = 200 (Time in miliseconds - Default 400 ms)
Credits WinGeek.com
Updated: 21 October 2009
Comment by Mary Motley - 1 March 2010 @ 16:46 Reply
I don’t know much about computers. Are there any instructions to help a dumb dumb?
Thanks.